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Natus Vincere, FaZe, Falcons earn final spots in Budapest Major playoffs
Natus Vincere, FaZe Clan and Team Falcons were the final three teams to punch their tickets to the StarLadder Budapest Major playoffs with their do-or-die Round 5 victories on Sunday in Hungary.,Natus Vincere swept B8 2-0, FaZe Clan beat Passion UA by the same score and Team Falcons rallied past G2 ...

LeBron James, Luka Doncic return, lift Lakers over 76ers
Luka Doncic and LeBron James combined for 60 points in their return to the lineup as the Los Angeles Lakers topped the host Philadelphia 76ers 112-108 on Sunday night., ,Los Angeles played the first two games of its three-game road trip without Doncic, who was in Serbia for the birth of his daughter...

Jack Eichel's OT goal with 8 seconds left gives Knights win over Rangers
Jack Eichel scored on an end-to-end rush with eight seconds left in overtime after Tomas Hertl scored the tying goal with 52 seconds left in the third period as the visiting Vegas Golden Knights rallied for a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday night.,After goalie Carter Hart edged out o...

Logan Thompson and Caps keep rolling, blank Jackets
Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson sparkled as he delivered his first shutout of the season to backstop his squad to a 2-0 victory over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday.,Thompson made 39 saves to earn his seventh career shutout.,Jakob Chychrun and Aliaksei Protas scored for th...

Brayden Schenn, Dylan Holloway tally 3 points each as Blues beat Canadiens
Brayden Schenn scored two goals and earned an assist to lead the visiting St. Louis Blues past the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 Sunday night.,Dylan Holloway had a goal and two assists for the Blues, who won back-to-back games over the weekend.,Pavel Buchnevich also scored for St. Louis, and Jordan Binning...

Warriors' 22 3-pointers send Bulls to 7th straight loss
The visiting Golden State Warriors sank 22 threes -- their second most of the season -- and never trailed in slamming the Chicago Bulls 123-91 on Sunday night.,The Warriors played without Steph Curry (quad), Draymond Green (foot) and Al Horford (sciatica), but looked smooth from the start in winning...

Europe runs away with World Champions Cup triumph
Team Europe started the day with a bang and sailed to a wire-to-wire victory at the Skechers World Champions Cup on Sunday at Feather Sound Country Club in Clearwater, Fla.,Europe led the three-team competition by just 1.5 points after the first two days of play, but Colin Montgomerie of Scotland, D...

Rams thump Cardinals, move back on top of NFC
Matthew Stafford threw for three touchdowns, Puka Nacua had two TD receptions and the Los Angeles Rams moved back on top of the NFC with a 45-17 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at Glendale, Ariz.,Stafford completed 22 of 31 passes for 281 yards as the Rams (10-3) regained pole position ...

Stars come on late, top Penguins in shootout
Miro Heiskanen scored the tying goal with less than two minutes remaining in regulation, then Mikko Rantanen had the lone score in the shootout as the surging Dallas Stars rallied for a 3-2 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night.,Down 2-1 and with goaltender Jake Oettinger (27...

Grizzlies' bench, defense key to victory over Blazers
Santi Aldama came off the bench to score 22 points and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Jaylen Wells added 16 apiece to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 119-96 victory Sunday over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers. ,The Grizzlies won for the fifth time in six games and recorded back-to-back home wins f...

Nuggets keep Hornets at bay as road win streak hits 10
Jamal Murray had a huge opening stretch en route to 34 points and Nikola Jokic joined the production with 28 points and 11 assists as the Denver Nuggets defeated the host Charlotte Hornets 115-106 on Sunday night.,Tim Hardaway Jr. had 14 points and Peyton Watson added 10 as the Nuggets improved to 1...

TCU rallies with big second half to beat North Texas
Xavier Edmonds scored 16 points to lead TCU to a 65-55 comeback win over North Texas on Sunday at the Coast-to-Coast Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.,David Punch had a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Tanner Toolson added 10 points off the bench for TCU (6-3), which had a 34-18 adv...

Jaron Pierre Jr. drops 35 as SMU knocks off Texas A&M in OT
Jaron Pierre Jr. scored a season-high 35 points, including the decisive 3-pointer in overtime, as SMU outlasted Texas A&M 93-80 on Sunday afternoon in the Hoop Hype XL Matchup at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.,Pierre scored SMU's first seven points in overtime, including a stepback 3-point...

Packers' late interception sinks Bears in NFC North clash
GREEN BAY, Wis., -- Jordan Love passed for three touchdowns and the Green Bay Packers intercepted Caleb Williams in the end zone in the final minute to preserve a 28-21 victory over the visiting Chicago Bears on Sunday to take over the top spot in the NFC North.,Josh Jacobs scored on a 2-yard run to...

Macklin Celebrini helps Sharks earn rare win over Hurricanes
Macklin Celebrini had a goal and two assists to lead the San Jose Sharks past the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.,Defenseman John Klingberg and Alex Wennberg each had a goal and an assist and Collin Graf also scored for the Sharks, who had lost two in a row. Alex Nedeljkovic made ...

Panthers' Carter Verhaeghe continues goal streak in win over Islanders
Carter Verhaeghe scored for the third straight game since he and his wife welcomed their first child into the world as his Florida Panthers defeated the visiting New York Islanders 4-1 on Sunday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Verhaeghe has four goals in those three games, and forward Sam Reinhart and defens...

Rams thump Cardinals, move back on top NFC
Matthew Stafford threw for three touchdowns, Puka Nacua had two TD receptions and the Los Angeles Rams moved back on top of the NFC with a 45-17 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at Glendale, Ariz.,Stafford completed 22 of 31 passes for 281 yards as the Rams (10-3) regained the top playof...

No. 16 North Carolina rides two double-doubles past Georgetown
Caleb Wilson's 20 points and 14 rebounds and Henri Veesaar's 18 points and 15 rebounds led No. 16 North Carolina to an 81-61 nonconference victory against Georgetown on Sunday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Luka Bogavac and reserve Derek Dixon each added 14 points as North Carolina (8-1) backed up a recent vi...

Nebraska stifles Creighton, extends winning streak
Rienk Mast scored 20 points as Nebraska extended the nation's longest active win streak by defeating in-state rival Creighton 71-50 in a nonconference game on Sunday afternoon in Lincoln, Neb.,The Cornhuskers (9-0) have won 13 in a row dating back to last season, one off the school's longest win str...

Broncos outclass Raiders for 10th straight win
LAS VEGAS - Bo Nix completed 31 of 38 passes and ran for a touchdown to lead the Denver Broncos to their 10th consecutive win, 24-17 over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. ,Nix threw for 212 yards in the win, while RJ Harvey added 75 yards and a touchdown on the ground on 17 carries for the Broncos (...